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disapprove (dis" uh PROOV) (verb)
To express an unfavorable opinion of; to condemn; to reject: The expression on the teacher's face suggested that she would disapprove of the essay on pets.
disprove (dis PROOV) (verb)
To establish as being false or to be in error; to refute: Margret's research set out to disprove the findings on the topic as presented in the last century.

Bernadine knows that there are those who disapprove of her efforts to disprove the gossip and rumors that are spreading in town about her cousin.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group D; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 5)
disprove (verb), disproves; disproved; disproving
To show that an assertion, claim, etc. is false, invalid, or wrong; to refute; to invalidate.
This entry is located in the following units: dis-, di-, dif- (page 23) prob-, proba-, probat-, prov- (page 2)